Waseca city, MN

Waseca County, MN

2022 population: 9,208 ( 202 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.0 square miles
Population density: 2298.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,559	82.09%	3.8%
Black:	77	0.84%	77.5%
Indian:	132	1.43%	11.9%
Asian:	131	1.42%	40.9%
2+ races:	305	3.31%	106.1%
Hispanic:	1,004	10.90%	18.8%

Total non-White:	1,649	17.91%	6.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-301	-3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	99	1.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
9,410
7,860	83.53%
342	3.63%
118	1.25%
93	0.99%
148	1.57%
845	8.98%
1,550	16.47%

2000
8,784
8,024	91.35%
158	1.80%
88	1.00%
51	0.58%
43	0.49%
420	4.78%
760	8.65%

1990
8,385
8,237	98.23%
49	0.58%
0	0.00%
25	0.30%
n/a
74	0.88%
148	1.77%

1980
8,219
8,002	97.36%
18	0.22%
4	0.05%
119	1.45%
n/a
76	0.92%
217	2.64%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-164	-1.9
790	9.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-213	-2.5
612	7.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

235	2.9
-69	-0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Waseca city, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.2
2,246	24.4%
6,962	75.6%
1,543	16.8%

3,584
2.35

2,267	63.3%
1,669	73.6%
362	16.0%
1,317	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
36.5
2,114	22.5%
7,296	77.5%
1,261	13.4%

3,504
2.33

2,150	61.4%
1,566	72.8%
283	13.2%
1,354	38.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.5
2,292	26.1%
6,492	73.9%
1,343	15.3%

3,394
2.44

2,237	65.9%
1,803	80.6%
234	10.5%
1,157	34.1%

1990
Number	Percent
31.9
2,270	27.1%
6,115	72.9%
1,358	16.2%

3,219
2.49

2,140	66.5%
1,803	84.3%
177	8.3%
1,079	33.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.4
2,259	27.5%
5,960	72.5%
1,179	14.3%

3,058
2.58

2,047	66.9%
1,792	87.5%
123	6.0%
1,011	33.1%

2022 Housing Data for Waseca city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	154	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	0.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	243	6.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	117	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	174	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	146	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	203	5.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	283	7.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	180	5.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	220	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	384	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	491	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	357	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	130	3.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	327	9.1%
$200,000 or more	166	4.6%

Median Household Income	62,632
Per Capita Income	32,940

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	298	8.3%
Public Assistance	96	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	383	10.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,438	69.8%
Unemployed	104	2.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,542	71.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,383	28.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,561	1,406	52.6%
Non-Profit	49	432	10.2%
Self-Employed	131	100	56.7%

Local Government	69	118	36.9%
State Government	134	0	100.0%
Federal Government	44	37	54.3%

Total Private + Self	1,692	1,506	52.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	296	587	33.5%
Total	1,988	2,093	48.7%

Pct. Govt.	9.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	467	11.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	916	22.4%
Professional, Technical	680	16.7%
Service Occupations	838	20.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	29	0.7%
All others	1,180	28.9%

White Collar		50.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	842	20.6%
Health care and social assistance	772	18.9%
Retail trade	347	8.5%
Construction	272	6.7%
Accommodation and food services	252	6.2%
Public administration	247	6.1%
Educational services	200	4.9%
Wholesale trade	179	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	173	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	164	4.0%
Other services	154	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	148	3.6%
Finance and insurance	132	3.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	96	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	53	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	30	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	0.2%
Information	7	0.2%
Utilities	4	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	885	9.61%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	49	0.53%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	49	0.53%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	70	0.76%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	67	0.73%
Indian	19	0.21%
Thai	9	0.10%
Korean	8	0.09%
Malaysian	7	0.08%
Vietnamese	3	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,559	88.3%
Spanish	782	9.1%
Chinese	67	0.8%
Other	64	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	43	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	16	0.2%
Other Indo-European	14	0.2%
Vietnamese	9	0.1%
Other Asian	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,169	34.4%
Irish	965	10.5%
Norwegian	912	9.9%
American	523	5.7%
English	508	5.5%
Polish	332	3.6%
Swedish	320	3.5%
Scandinavian	226	2.5%
Russian	188	2.0%
Yugoslavian	180	2.0%
Czech	138	1.5%
Dutch	104	1.1%
Danish	87	0.9%
Swiss	79	0.9%
Finnish	73	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,919	96.9%
Not a citizen	289	3.1%

Native	8,834	95.9%
Foreign-born	374	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
155	2.4%	394	6.2%	2,642	41.4%	2,045	32.1%	840	13.2%	302	4.7%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	155	2.4%
9-12 Years	394	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,642	41.4%
Some College	2,045	32.1%
Bach. Degree	840	13.2%
Grad Degree	302	4.7%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +247	D +55	D + 4.3%
D +302
2020 vs. 2012	R +574	R +843	R + 19.6%
D -269
2020 vs. 2008	R +458	R +777	R + 18.0%
D -319

2016 vs. 2008	R +211	R +832	R + 22.3%
D -621
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,565	57.7%	Joe Biden (D)	1,733	39.0%	146	3.3%	4,444	12	11	0.14%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	2,318	55.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,431	34.5%	395	9.5%	4,144	11	10	0.14%
2012	57%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,002	48.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,991	48.3%	132	3.2%	4,125	3	1	0.14%
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	2,107	49.3%	Barack Obama (D)	2,052	48.0%	113	2.6%	4,272	5	4	0.15%
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,200	52.9%	John Kerry (D)	1,899	45.7%	59	1.4%	4,158	5	2	0.15%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	1,868	49.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,692	44.3%	256	6.7%	3,816	3	1	0.16%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Waseca city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,733

39.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,565

57.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

4,444

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Waseca city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,431

34.5%

Donald Trump (R)

2,318

55.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

176

4.2%

Other

219

5.3%

TOTAL

4,144

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Waseca city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,002

48.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,991

48.3%

Other

132

3.2%

TOTAL

4,125

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2008 President, Waseca city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,052

48.0%

John McCain (R)

2,107

49.3%

Other

113

2.6%

TOTAL

4,272

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Waseca city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,200

52.9%

John Kerry (D)

1,899

45.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,158

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Waseca city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,868

49.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,692

44.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

190

5.0%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,816

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waseca city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	48%	Scott Jensen (R)	1,898	55.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	1,361	39.7%	170 [+]	5.0%	3,429	11	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 69 (2.0%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 48 (1.4%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 40 (1.2%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 13 (0.4%);
2020	S2	62%	Jason Lewis (R)	2,300	52.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	1,629	37.3%	435 [+]	10.0%	4,364	9	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 322 (7.4%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 111 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2018	S2	47%	Karin Housley (R)	1,706	50.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	1,483	44.1%	172 [+]	5.1%	3,361	8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 133 (4.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 37 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	47%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	1,813	53.8%	Jim Newberger (R)	1,437	42.7%	118 [+]	3.5%	3,368	6	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 83 (2.5%); Paula Overby (Green) 33 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	G	47%	Jeff Johnson (R)	1,669	49.5%	Tim Walz (DFL)	1,574	46.7%	126 [+]	3.7%	3,369	7	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 85 (2.5%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 40 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	S2	39%	Al Franken* (DFL)	1,470	52.7%	Mike McFadden (R)	1,157	41.5%	164 [+]	5.9%	2,791	-1	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 103 (3.7%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 60 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	39%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	1,338	47.9%	Jeff Johnson (R)	1,240	44.4%	213 [+]	7.6%	2,791	0	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 127 (4.6%); Other (Write-in) 53 (1.9%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 32 (1.1%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 1 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,739
Median Value	$176,900

Occupied	3,584	95.9%
Vacant	155	4.1%

Owned	2,690	75.1%
Rented	894	24.9%
Median Rent	$838

Single-Family Units	3,119	83.4%
Detached	2,937	78.6%
Attached	182	4.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	418	11.2%
Mobile Homes	70	1.9%

Waseca city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Waseca city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Waseca city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Waseca city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Waseca city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Waseca city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Waseca city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waseca city, MN